The Chamblee High School Swim and Dive Alumni Night is coming up on January 12, 2017 as the Bulldogs compete against the St. Pius X Golden Lions. Join our facebook group (CCHS Swim & Dive Alumni) to stay in the loop about the team.

2017 brings a year of celebrating the Centennial for Chamblee High School. Beginning in January 2017, and each month of the year, the Blue & Gold Foundation will be sponsoring events to celebrate alumni, students, athletes, faculty and the Chamblee Community.

Spread the word to classmates, friends and neighbors!

Subscribe to our emails, click here, so you can receive the latest updates on the 2017 Centennial Celebration. Follow us on Facebook and visit the Blue & Gold Foundation Website for the 2017 Calendar of Events.

Have you been looking for a way to get involved at MES? Here is your chance! We are looking for a co-chair for our Spring Family picnic. This person will help organize activities and logistics for a family-friendly event in April. This is a great opportunity to work with the PTA and help grow our community spirit!

If you or anyone you know is interested in the above positions please contact Fatema Wachob at fwachob@gmail.com.

Montgomery is once again partnering with the Atlanta Hawks this season!! Don’t miss Montgomery Elementary Night with the Hawks on Saturday, February 4th at 7 pm vs the Orlando Magic. Click here for more information.

WHAT: Montgomery students to compete in the 2017 National Geographic Bee

WHO: All 4th and 5th grade students
WHEN:
Preliminary Tests: Week of December 5th (during library time)
Final Montgomery Bee: January 5th
HOW: Students will take a preliminary test during their library time. Two students from each 4th and 5th grade homeroom will advance to the Montgomery Bee based off of their scores on the preliminary exam. The champion of the Montgomery Nat Geo Bee will advance to the next level of competition, a qualifying test to determine state competitors. All school champions are eligible to win the national championship and its first prize, a $50,000 college scholarship, at the national championship May 15-17, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Details: For the 29th year, the National Geographic Society is holding the National Geographic Bee for students in the fourth through eighth grades in thousands of schools across the United States and in the five U.S. territories, as well as in
Department of Defense Dependents Schools around the world.

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to show support at the meeting on November 17th! Your presence made a huge impact, and it is so important for us to continue spreading the message to defer the vote!

Please SAVE THE DATE for the Dekalb County Board of Education Meeting on Monday, December 5th @ 5:45p – J. David Williamson Board Room,1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard, Stone Mountain. We need another strong showing of Montgomery parents at this meeting to advocate that DeKalb County School District’s recommendations with respect to Category 2: New Facilities and Additions ($261M) be DEFERRED. The decisions that will be made will have significant and long-lasting effects on the students and communities of DeKalb County. They deserve time, attention, transparency, and deliberation. We feel the deferment of this vote is critical for a number of reasons, including:

At the time of the initial Secondary School Study Stakeholder Surveys and community input sessions, detailed and concrete information regarding new school locations and additions were not provided to the public. DCSD has just released more specific information including site renderings for additions. Additional stakeholder feedback based on this new information is needed.
Elementary school councils, PTAs, and Foundation Boards were not strongly represented in the initial stages of the Stakeholder Feedback. Elementary Schools were not invited to participate in the steering committee for the Secondary School Facility Planning and Feasibility Study. This is the group that will utilize the new facilities in 5-7 years and their voice is essential to the integrity and effectiveness of this process.
Very limited information has been presented on the finalized site location for the proposed new 2,500 seat Cross Keys HS. Prior to approval, an exact site should be identified and renderings should be presented.
Lakeside HS, Dunwoody HS, and Chamblee HS are projected to be at 100% capacity by the time the proposed additions at these schools are complete. We would like for the board and stakeholders to further consider this solution and determine the most efficient use of these tax dollars.

Please email and call every School Board representatives multiple times between now and the scheduled December 5th vote to request that the vote be deferred. Without your voice, the proposed plan to add 600+ seats to CCHS may be approved without adequate consideration for its impacts or alternatives.

Here is a sample email you can send:

Subject: DEFER THE VOTE

Dear DeKalb County School Board Member:

As a taxpayer and member of the Chamblee Charter High School cluster community, I implore you to postpone the pre-maturely scheduled December 5th vote on the proposed construction and redistricting plan. I do not want my tax dollars spent on a plan that has not been well thought out and has not had accurate community input. I believe neither the School Board nor the affected communities have been provided with adequate time and information to properly consider this plan or develop alternatives that are less disruptive and more feasible. This plan is too important and too expensive to rush.

Here is a list of emails that you can cut and paste, plus additional contact information below (be sure to cc Dr. Green, Josh Williams, and Dan Drake on each email you send):